Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 January 2011
127 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the situation regarding the repayment of REP scheme 3 funding in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork arising from a successful appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4239/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe persons named joined REPS 1 on 1 January 1997 and received three years payment. The persons named failed to lodge their 4th year application for payment and their contract was terminated and full recoupment sought.
An application to withdraw from the scheme under Force Majeure (regarding ill health) was applied for on 3 August 2001. The Department were unable to apply Force Majeure at that time. Further medical evidence dated 1 June 2010 was received. The Department continued to seek recoupment of monies paid.
The persons named appealed this decision to the Agricultural Appeals Office on 10 August 2010. The Agricultural Appeals Office allowed the appeal. All monies recouped under the REPS 1 were refunded to the persons named on 18 January 2011.
128 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4240/11]
Amharc ar fhreagra129 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason persons (details supplied) in County Cork did not receive grant aid towards their dairy enterprise in 2010 as all other dairy producers did; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4241/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 128 and 129 together.
Further to my reply of 12 January 2011, I can confirm that an official of my Department did make contact with the person named. I can also confirm that the appeal by the person named against the proposed REPS penalties has been successful, as a result of which all monies recouped have been refunded. In this regard, I can confirm that the payment due to the person named under the Dairy Compensation Scheme was included in recent payments.
130 Deputy John Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [4249/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 17 May 2010. The person named submitted an application with 19 land parcels, 5 of which required re-digitisation. Payments issued to the person named on the basis of the land parcels clear for payment on 18 October 2010 and 1 December 2010 respectively. My Department has now completed the re-digitisation process of the remaining parcels. The Single Payment Scheme application is currently being further processed with a view to a final balancing payment issuing in the near future provided no further errors are identified.
131 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their single farm payment and if entitlements from the national reserve have been assigned to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4290/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn 2005, the person named established 36.39 Single Payment Entitlements to the value of €5,588.41 and received payment under the 2005 and 2006 Single Payment Scheme.The person named did not declare any land on a Single payment application form during the years 2007, 2008 or 2009. One of the requirements of the Single Payment scheme is that entitlements must be used in full at least once during a 3 year period, otherwise unused entitlements are permanently lost to the National Reserve.
A letter issued to the person named on 25 January 2010 informing her that due to non usage her entitlements had now expired and were being lost to the National Reserve. She was offered an opportunity to appeal this decision to my Department and include any extenuating circumstances which may have prevented her submitting Single Payment application forms as required.
To date no appeal has been received by my Department.
132 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [4292/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 17 May 2010. The 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October, the further 30% payment under the same Scheme, which issued on 1 December, and the 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme which issued on 21 September, were on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage, as a number of other land parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation. This process was recently completed, following which the balancing payments due under the Single Payment Scheme and the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 20 January and 26 January, respectively.
